In Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi novel The Diamond Age, body art has evolved into “constantly shifting mediatronic tattoos”—in-skin displays powered by nanotech robopigments. In the 25 years since the ...

A person applying the color-changing tattoo, and a color chart for the medical-alerting tattoo. Ali Yetisen et al. Soon, tattoos won’t just show how cool you are — they’ll also show how healthy you ...

Answer: Colour tattoos should be of considerable size, especially on deeper skin tones, to show well. Same for fineline ...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)- Imagine a tattoo that could alert you if you need to apply sunscreen or if your blood sugar is low. Sounds like joke, right? But it's not. "I often joke that tattoos can give ...

Tattoos are fast becoming more than just a means of self-expression: soon they could be used for more practical applications, like tracking blood alcohol levels or turning the skin into a touchscreen.

Scientists in Germany have developed an intradermal tattoo that changes color in response to fluctuations in glucose, albumin, and pH levels. Tests on animal skin have shown that the tattoos ...

If you're thinking of getting a tattoo beware of a certain ink colour that may contain chemicals linked to cancer. Last year the alarming results of a new Swedish study suggested that tattoos could ...

Just when we thought tcc – The Gallery had outdone itself by taking its annual PantoneMyArt series into the third dimension with last year’s 3D in Art exhibition, it’s back with yet another intriguing ...